RT Journal
A1 Hirschmann JV, Richardson P, Kraemer RS, Mackowiak PA
T1 DEath of an arabian jew
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 2004
FD April 26
VO 164
IS 8
SP 833
OP 839
DO 10.1001/archinte.164.8.833
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.164.8.833
AB A 69-year-old Judean man presents with chronic low-grade fever, pedal edema, and abdominal pain. His condition deteriorates over several weeks with the appearance of shortness and foulness of breath, pruritus, convulsions of every limb, and gangrene of the genitalia. Just before he dies, he orders dozens of the leading men of his kingdom imprisoned and instructs his sister to kill them all after he is gone. Who is he and what is the likely cause of his death?